Persistence of the immune response induced by BCG vaccinationRosemary E Weir
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK
BMC Infect Dis 8:9. 2008
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Immunogenicity of Danish-SSI 1331 BCG vaccine in the UK: comparison with Glaxo-Evans 1077 BCG vaccinePatricia Gorak-Stolinska
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, and Redbridge Primary Care Trust, Goodmayes Hospital, Essex, UK
Vaccine 24:5726-33. 2006
..There was no evidence of a difference in immunogenicity (IFN-gamma and DTH conversion rates) but evidence of lower reactogenicity (scar size) with Danish-SSI 1331 compared to Glaxo-Evans 1077 vaccines...
- Population differences in immune responses to Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccination in infancy
Maeve K Lalor
Immunology Unit, Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
J Infect Dis 199:795-800. 2009
..We conclude that population differences in immune responses after BCG vaccination are observed among infants, as well as among young adults...
- BCG vaccination: a role for vitamin D?
Maeve K Lalor
Department of Immunology and Infection, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
PLoS ONE 6:e16709. 2011
..This study objective was to determine if there was an association between circulating 25(OH)D concentrations and BCG vaccination status and cytokine responses following BCG vaccination in infants...
- Complex cytokine profiles induced by BCG vaccination in UK infants
Maeve K Lalor
Immunology Unit, Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
Vaccine 28:1635-41. 2010
..The pattern of cytokine induction following BCG vaccination is complex and measurement of one of two cytokines does not reveal the whole picture of vaccine-induced protection...
- Comparison of IFN-gamma responses to mycobacterial antigens as markers of response to BCG vaccination
Rosemary E Weir
Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
Tuberculosis (Edinb) 88:31-8. 2008
..We therefore conclude that Mtb PPD is the antigen preparation of choice for assessing the immunogenicity of BCG vaccination...
- Differences between naive and memory T cell phenotype in Malawian and UK adolescents: a role for Cytomegalovirus?
Anne Ben-Smith
Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Keppel Street, London WC1E7HT, UK
BMC Infect Dis 8:139. 2008
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- Mycobacterial purified protein derivatives stimulate innate immunity: Malawians show enhanced tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), and IL-10 responses compared to those of adolescents in the United Kingdom
Rosemary E Weir
Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
Infect Immun 72:1807-11. 2004
..Priming for regulatory IL-10 may contribute to the smaller increase in gamma interferon responses in Malawians compared to United Kingdom subjects following BCG vaccination...
- Early exposure of infants to GI nematodes induces Th2 dominant immune responses which are unaffected by periodic anthelminthic treatment
Victoria J Wright
Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 3:e433. 2009
..Thus the effect of deworming in this age group on anaemia and wasting malnutrition, which were replicated in this study, could not be explained by modification of cytokine responses but may be related to eosinophil function...
